Prince Rainier 1924 - 2005

[Railroad]

Below is an excerpt of an Associated Press story found in the YAHOO! News pages.


Monaco's Prince Rainier Dies at Age 81
<!--summary-->(AP) - Prince Rainier III, whose fairy-tale marriage to American film star Grace Kelly brought elegance and glamour to one of Europe's oldest dynasties, died Wednesday, nearly a month after he was hospitalized with a lung infection. He was 81. <!--/summary-->Europe's longest-reigning monarch died at 6:35 a.m. at the hospital overlooking Monaco's glittering, yacht-filled harbor where he was being treating for heart, kidney and breathing problems. His body was moved to his hilltop palace where it will in lie in state, the royal palace said. More...

 

[AC/DC]

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It's this big, that is how I hooked Grace Kelly!!

 

[canuk woman]

Below is an excerpt of an Associated Press story found in the YAHOO! News pages.


Monaco's Prince Rainier Dies at Age 81
<!--summary-->(AP) - Prince Rainier III, whose fairy-tale marriage to American film star Grace Kelly brought elegance and glamour to one of Europe's oldest dynasties, died Wednesday, nearly a month after he was hospitalized with a lung infection. He was 81. <!--/summary-->Europe's longest-reigning monarch died at 6:35 a.m. at the hospital overlooking Monaco's glittering, yacht-filled harbor where he was being treating for heart, kidney and breathing problems. His body was moved to his hilltop palace where it will in lie in state, the royal palace said. More...

this is just sad now there have been two leader deaths in one month

 

[dems4me]

this is just sad now there have been two leader deaths in one month

yes very sad.... last night on ET where where they do the fact or rumor section... that was one of them... they said -- fact or rumor -- Prince Rainer has died and Morocco is keeping it a secret in order to not disrupt XXXX (some big race) or other their country is holding....Then the answer was -- we'll they returned our call and Prince Rainer is doing fine and their representatives said its a rumor, he is very much alive and in stable condition.

:shrug: